FOREST PRODUCTS MARKETS AND MARKETING IN REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA
Živka Meloska, Ph.D., Associate professorFaculty in Forestry
Department for Economic and Organization in Wood Industry
R. of Macedonia
Data sources
State Statistical Office of the Republic of MacedoniaEconomic Chamber of MacedoniaPublic Enterprise “Macedonian Forests”Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management of the Republic of MacedoniaEnterprises documentation
Production of the primary processing wood products in the Republic of Macedonia
0
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
30,000
35,000
40,000
45,000
2000 2001 2002 2003
Year
Pruning w oodfrom conifers inm³Pruning w oodfrom deciduous inm³Plyw ood in m³
Veneer leaves inm³
Parquet m²
Production of furniture in the Republic of Macedonia
0
20,000
40,000
60,000
80,000
100,000
120,000
2000 2001 2002 2003
Year
Chairs / piece
Armchair, tw o-seaters and sofas /pieceOffice w oodfurniture / piece
Kitchen furniture /piece
Wood furniture andparts / piece
Wood production companies
Average number of employees - 40Size of companies - medium and smallProperty - private propertyFunction - joint stock companies or LTDs
External trade balance of the wood products
Export Import
Export structure of separate wood products
18%
71%
0% 5% 1%1% 4%
Unprocessed w ood Processed w ood in length Veneer leaves
Chip-boards Plyw ood Fibrous boards
Timberw ork
Export structure of furniture
40%
2%5%11%
23%
19%
Chairs Office furniture Kitchen furnitureBedroom furniture Dinning and living room Other wood furniture
Import structure of separate wood products
0%
43%
1%27%
3%
11%
15%
Unprocessed w ood Processed w ood in length Veneer leaves
Chip-boards Plyw ood Fibrous boards
Timberw ork
Import structure of furniture
29%
8%
6%19%
17%
21%
Chairs Office furniture Kitchen furniture
Bedroom furniture Dinning and living room Other w ood furniture
Countries with the biggest participation in export
beech wood sawnGreeceSlovenia
furnitureSerbia and Montenegro Greece
Countries with the biggest participation in import
coniferous wood sawnBulgaria Ukraine
chip-boards SloveniaGreece
furniture SloveniaSerbia and Montenegro
Conditions at producers of wood products
Disloyal competitionLow repaymentNo grouping of wood producers – clustersNo marketing information systemExport is not organized and with individually realizationNo unified method for calculation of the production cost
Promotional activities
Designed own WEB`SAdvertisements in the printed media, television and radioParticipating in fair manifestationsCatalogues and leaflets
Faculty of Forestry – Skopjehttp://www.sf.ukim.edu.mk
Established – 1947 (part of Agric.–Forestry Fac.); 1975(indep.)Organization: 2 Institutes- Institute of Forestry, Landscaping and Environment (IFLEP) - Institute of Wood Technology and Furniture Design (IWTFD)
- Employees: 33 professors; 7 assistants; 4 technicians and other staff
+ 15 part-time proffesors from other facultiesMain Activities
Education (BSc; MSc; PhD studies)Scientific research (forestry; landscape design; environment promotion; wood technology; furniture and interior design)Applicative work
Forest and forest land – 997 734 ha (by Physical Plan, 2004)Forest and forest land- 1 140 000 ha (by unpublished data)Forest and forest land – 997 734 ha (by Physical Plan, 2004)Forest and forest land- 1 140 000 ha (by unpublished data)
Basic function and activities of PE “Macedonian forests”.
Timber harvesting - “main and previous yield”Forest roads - construction and maintanceForest protection - Service for protectionForest regeneration - forestation and silvicultureMedicine plants collectionOther
Managing boardManaging board
general manager general manager
deputy managerdeputy manager
8 Assistant (Sectorial) managers8 Assistant (Sectorial) managers
HarvestingHarvesting
CommerceCommerceFinanceFinance
Planing and analyzePlaning and analyze
Silviculture, Protection and Ecology
Silviculture, Protection and Ecology Forest
managementplaning
Forest managementplaning
Hunting and tourismHunting and tourism
Low and personnel matters
Low and personnel matters
30 regional branch offices30 regional branch offices
According to property
89% of total forest fund are stately owned forests 11% are privately owned forests
Exists and association of private forest owners
According to its quality of total forest area
high stem forests 29 % and coppice forests 71 %
According to the purpose
90,2% with economy character 9,8% with special purpose Total annual increment 2.02 m³/ha
Hunting
PE “Macedonian Forests” - 17 hunting sites, Total area - 205.434 haThe animal stock - red deer, fallow deer, roe, mouflon, chamois, wild boars and bears, and large numbers of rabbits Various types of hens-partridges, turtledove, quails, and pheasants
Secondary forest products
Forest seed FruitsMushroomsHerbs Oak and pine tetter
GALICICAGALICICA
MavrovoMavrovo
Pelister - morenaPelister - morena
SharaShara
Piramidi-KonopistePiramidi-Konopiste